African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka is paying an official visit to Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo and Libreville in Gabon from February 24 to 27, 2014 to reiterate the Bank’s commitment to continue and further cooperation with both countries....

Some of Africa’s leading business people say Africa should put more effort into building up infrastructure and agriculture; ensuring people have access to finance; guaranteeing women’s education; and creating a greater role for private equity and venture capital to ensure the continent’s economic...

On 19 February 2014, Mehdi Jomaa, head of the Tunisian government, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), met to discuss how to strengthen efforts to bring about sustainable development in Tunisia. Kaberuka took the opportunity to reiterate AfDB support for...

In a New Year address to African Development Bank (AfDB) staff in Tunis on 7 February, AfDB President Donald Kaberuka praised employees for their work in 2013, calling them “soldiers of development” and encouraging them to do even more to improve living conditions of African people in...

Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is a member of the commission established under the aegis of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the scientific journal The Lancet. As such, he took part in the latest series of consultations in...

London Declaration Builds Upon AfDB’s-WWF’s Marrakech Declaration AfDB to commit US $5 million to strengthen trans-boundary park management Global leaders and international organizations committed in London, on Thursday, February 13, to put an end to the illegal wildlife trade...

Event: Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade I join those who preceded me to commend the UK Government, The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry for this landmark initiative. This morning the Chair said, and I quote: “This is the time for political will, global leadership and...

Event: AfDB Staff Reception Je suis ravi de vous voir tous, membres de notre Conseil, personnel, conjoints, partenaires et enfants. Depuis notre relocalisation à Tunis, cette rencontre a toujours été un moment privilégié, réunissant l’équipe BAD et les familles pour échanger des vœux et des...

African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, and United Kingdom Special Envoy to the Sahel, Stephen O’Brien, held talks on the Sahel region on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Tunis. Kaberuka shared his experience from the high-level visit to the Sahel region in November...